Dynamic Modelling for Supply Chain Management

Dealing with Front-end, Back-end and Integration Issues

Crespo Márquez, Adolfo

1st Edition., 2010, XVIII, 297 p. 109 illus., Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-84882-680-9

An effective supply chain results in a clear competitive advantage for the production system as a whole, but supply chain management is a collaborative effort that requires the efforts of disparate groups of people and a wide range of expertise. Dynamic Modelling for Supply Chain Management discusses how to streamline complex supply chain management by making the most of the growing number of tools available.

The reader is introduced to the basic foundations from which to develop intelligent management strategies, as the book characterises the process and framework of modern supply chain management. The author reviews supply chain management concepts and singles out important factors in the management of modern complex production systems. Particular attention is paid to modern simulation modelling tools that can be used to support supply chain planning and control.

Coverage of the main problems related to supply chain management is organised into three different groups: front-end, back-end and integration issues. Traditionally, supply chain management focused on logistics but, in recent years, understanding and responding to customers’ needs have become much more critical. The book explores the operational and financial impacts of various potential problems, offering a compilation of practical models to help identify solutions.

A useful reference on supply chain management, Dynamic Modelling for Supply Chain Management will benefit engineers and professionals working in a variety of areas, from supply chain management to product engineering. All the topics covered are illustrated with case studies drawn from several different sectors.

Content Level » Research
 
Keywords » Collaboration in Supply Chains - Internet and Supply Chains - Supply Chain Integration - Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Modeling - Supply Chain Planning
 
Related subjects » Information Systems and Applications - Production & Logistics - Production & Process Engineering

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Development and Implementation of RFID Technology

Development and Implementation of RFID Technology 
by Cristina Turcu

Publisher: Sciyo.com 2009
ISBN-13: 9783902613547
Number of pages: 564

Description:
The book generously covers a wide range of aspects and issues related to RFID systems, namely the design of RFID antennas, RFID readers and the variety of tags (e.g. UHF tags for sensing applications, surface acoustic wave RFID tags, smart RFID tags), complex RFID systems, security and privacy issues in RFID applications, as well as the selection of encryption algorithms.

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Supply Chain Project Management (2009)

ISBN:  9781420083927
ISBN 10:  1420083929
Publication Date:  October 14, 2009
Number of Pages:  430      

Features

• Supplies a guide on implementing changes in a supply chain, from changes in strategy to methods to bring about cost reduction
• Provides a communication tool for directing change in a firm
• Highlights examples of how collaboration can reduce material and process costs
• Explains how to reduce and mange risk when changes are being made in a supply chain.
• Incorporates the best practices of successful supply chain managers and project managers

Summary

Improving supply chain efficiency, especially in an unsettled business climate, requires that managers go beyond doing business as usual. They must apply inspiration and perspiration in a structured, collaborative, and measurable approach that blends project management with supply chain management knowledge and practice.
Supply Chain Project Management, Second Edition offers the supply chain practitioners and project managers of today with a fully updated guide for implementing strategic supply chain improvements. It covers how to implement project management best practices in ways that will encourage continual improvement of the supply chain. Focusing on improving competitiveness, the book describes the benefit of applying proven project management skills to improve collaboration and communication among one’s own company and its suppliers and customers. It explains how to achieve company-wide agreement for developing and directing strategies that will lower risk in undertaking difficult supply chain change.
Exceptionally well-organized to provide quick reference, as well as in-depth background where needed, this comprehensive work:

• Covers SCM execution and the foundation concepts relevant to the current international business climate, describing the challenges managers face and the skills needed to deal with ongoing change
• Explores the ways supply chain and supply chain management might be defined, offering multiple viewpoints and definitions from supply chain and project management perspectives
• Details effective SCM project processes, offering the tools and project templates needed to implement change

A highly respected authority on supply chain implementation and management, James Ayers is a member of the Project Management Institute and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. Offering a unique perspective, augmented by anecdotes garnered from his years of experience, this book goes beyond conventional tools and methods to help managers tap the creative inspiration needed to distinguish their organization in these highly fluid and competitive times.

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Advanced Manufacturing and Sustainable Logistics

Advanced Manufacturing and Sustainable Logistics 

By Wilhelm Dangelmaier, Alexander Blecken, Robin Delius, Stefan Kl?pfer
Publisher:Springer 2010|444 Pages|ISBN:3642124615|File type: PDF|8 mb

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Heinz Nixdorf Symposium, IHNS 2010, held in Paderborn, Germany, during April 21-22, 2010, under the title Changing Paradigms: Advanced Manufacturing and Sustainable Logistics.The 27 full and two short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 63 submissions. They are grouped in five parts on Supply Chain Management, Production Logistics and Industrial Engineering, Operations Research Techniques, Humanitarian Logistics, and Simulation. The presentation is completed by nine invited key notes from renowned international experts in these fields.

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A Guide to Lean Six Sigma Management Skills

Features

Demonstrates that Lean Six Sigma principles can be applied to business functions of manufacturing

Compares and contrasts traditional management styles and methods with Lean Six Sigma management styles

Shows how organizations can use Lean Six Sigma to constantly review all internal processes

Reveals how Lean Six Sigma can be used to continuously improve working conditions

Includes case studies that show how Lean Six Sigma management skills can build peak performance within working teams

Summary
In summary, the purpose of Six Sigma management is to “promote joy in work” for all employees so that they have the energy to participate in the improvement and innovation projects identified from the organizational dashboard! 

Howard S Gitlow
Authored by Dr, Howard Gitlow, one of the most respected Six Sigma Master Black Belts, this well-organized volume demonstrates the implementation of quality improvements into the all areas of the workplace from the shop floor through a company’s executive offices. Illustrating his points with a number of case studies, the book provides a compelling argument as to why Six Sigma should be the preferred approach. It also explains how to build an organization that both encourages and values the input of quality teams, and details the steps they must take to implement and maintain lean initiatives.
Dr. Howard S. Gitlow is Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Quality, Director of the Master of Science degree in Management Science, and a Professor of Management Science, School of Business Administration, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. He was a Visiting Professor at the Stern School of Business at New York University in 2007, and a Visiting Professor at the Science University of Tokyo in 1990 where he studied with Dr. Noriaki Kano. He received his Ph.D. in Statistics (1974), M.B.A. (1972), and B.S. in Statistics (1969) from New York University. His areas of specialization are Six Sigma Management, Dr. Deming’s theory of management, Japanese Total Quality Control, and statistical quality control. Dr. Gitlow has consulted and co-taught courses with Dr. W. Edwards Deming and Dr. Noriaki Kano (Science University of Tokyo). 
Dr. Gitlow is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, a Fellow of the American Society for Quality, and a member of the American Statistical Association. He has served on the editorial boards of four journals. His list of consulting clients includes universities, consulting firms, city governments, healthcare organizations, insurance companies, utilities, manufacturing organizations, and service organizations. Dr. Gitlow has testified in 24 legal cases involving the following issues: critiquing and developing sampling plans, discrimination (age, race, gender, country of origin, and ethnicity), anti-trust, game fixing, jury selection, and cost/benefit analysis.

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